Cocoa and chocolate experts from all around the world will be gathering in Punta Cana for the World Cocoa Conference from 22-25 May 2016. The leading event for the cocoa and chocolate sector brings together the major players from the value chain. The meetings will take place at the Barcelo Bavaro Convention Center. The Dominican Republic is a world leader in cocoa production, now gradually beginning to produce chocolate, too.
More than 1,500 cocoa farmers, chocolate makers, government and private sector farming and sustainability experts are expected to attend the event from over 40 countries. This is the first time the event will have been held in Latin America.
The event is being organized by the International Cocoa Organization and the Ministry of Agriculture and National Cocoa Commission are hosting the event for the Dominican Republic. The agenda includes discussions for the Cacao Global Agenda.
President Danilo Medina will be giving the opening address at the conference, which will include talks on changing trends in cocoa production, consumption and global trade. It will also focus on the progress made in the implementation of the Global Cocoa Agenda with updates from major producing countries and the industry.
Information on adding value to cocoa, including differentiation, specialty products and branding will be discussed. The issues of improving cocoa farmers and improving farmer incomes, and finance and insurance solutions to manage risk across the value chain are also on the program.
Source: http://dr1.com/travelnews/archive/2016/tnews022316.html
